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Welcome to Jester ...

Jester is located in Greer County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of Jester, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Jester, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Jester is 1,690 feet [515 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Jester lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Jester is located in the (580) area code.

Communities Also Named Jester ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Jester - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee (2) and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Jester.

Communities near Jester ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Jester.

  • Sayre
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sayre have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
    • Sayre is located in Beckham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,435 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sayre <5>
  • Mangum
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Granite
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
    • Granite is located in Greer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,956 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite <5>
  • Erick
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Carter
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Willow
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
    • Willow is located in Greer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willow <5>
  • Delhi
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
    • Delhi is located in Beckham County
  • Vinson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sandy
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
    • Sandy is located in Harmon County
  • Texola
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Texola have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texola
    • Texola is located in Beckham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Texola <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Jester. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jester.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Jester. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jester.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Jester. See our Newspapers Page for Jester.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jester ...

Looking for more information about Jester? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Jester, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Jester.

Adding Jester to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Jester in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Jester was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Jester post office opened in 1890.

We also found Jester in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jester.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Jester. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Greer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Jester - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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